British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
We deal with human rights complaints in BC
The BC Human Rights Tribunal is responsible for accepting, screening, mediating, and adjudicating human rights complaints.
News
- Survey announcedThe Tribunal has launched a survey on its Case Path Process and other process options. Please participate to help the Tribunal improve its process. This survey will be open until April 14, 2025.
- Update from the Chair on Backlog and DelayWhat is the Backlog? Backlogs accumulate when a Tribunal has more complaints than it has capacity to process. The number of new complaints filed with the Tribunal spiked in the 2020/21 fiscal year, and those numbers have remained more than double the historic average since. Tribunal resources did not keep pace with the increased demand.… Read more: Update from the Chair on Backlog and Delay
- Request for qualification for mediators is posted on BC BidInterested Vendors are invited to submit a Response to this RFQ for the opportunity to be evaluated for eligibility to be added to the BC Human Rights Tribunal’s list of Qualified Suppliers to provide mediation services.
- Holiday office hoursRegular hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Holiday Hours A secure drop box is located outside the door under the Tribunal sign if you wish to drop off documents on the 27th or 31st of December during business hours.
- Revised policies, rules, and new formsToday, the Tribunal issued a revised Accommodation Policy and Form 10 – Accommodation Request, including to clarify when to use a Form 10. The Tribunal changed one aspect of its Mediation Policy regarding support persons. The Tribunal issued its Participant Access to Complaint Record Policy and a new form under the new policy: The Tribunal… Read more: Revised policies, rules, and new forms